How the origins of the school system aimed to produce independent, critical thinkers ^35.5%

CBC Radio - By CBC Radio - 4/15/2024, 11:01 PM

Overconfidence Bias 23.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.6% - Confirmation Bias 18.4%

Two hundred years ago, an obscure Prussian philosopher named Wilhelm von Humboldt created the world's first education system. He was also behind the modern research university. These breakthroughs in education have been adopted around the world. Yet very few people have even heard of Humboldt, let alone his extraordinary accomplishments.... more